reviews from 1/7-1/14, reviews with lots of PICS! COMPLETED

[PlutosFriend]

Love the Sci-Fi pics! We are thinking of going there for the first time in October. I think my kids will get a kick out of it Nice to fine someone on the DIS that rated it well

 

[heatherlynn444]

ok, we ate at Gasparillas a LOT so I am just reviewing it one time. lol. we found it very convenient for us, we were in the main bldg. so just an elevator ride downstairs and a quick walk outside. we spent many a night sitting at teh tables outside watching wishes and eating. DH LOVED the personal pizzas and got like 5 on the trip. I enjoyed the hot dog. it was really good and I was very surprised! the fries were also very good, and for dessert there is make your own ice cream sundaes. we loaded them up with TONS of hot fudge and sprinkles the CM's in tere were always very friendly, and it was so nice that it is open 24 hrs!
it gets an "A" for everything!!!!

next up: Pecos bill and coral reef

 

[Desnik]

We love Gasparillas too!! I love that they are open 24 hrs. We like to get some food to go from there and then rent a pontoon boat from the marina and have lunch out on the water!!

 

[heatherlynn444]

DAY THREE- 1/9- Tuesday
PECO’S BILLS. lunch

We decided to eat CS b/c we were SUPPOSED to eat at Narcoossees that night and wanted to be good and hungry, and this was honestly the first place we came to, we didn’t plan it lol. We both ordered cheeseburgers and fries and these brownie mousse things. There was really no line, we waited maybe 2 minutes, said we were on the DP, no problems. There are 2 lines buffet style once you get your food for extras and such, plenty of room to get in. we found a table in the room on the right in the corner by the window looking into frontierland. It was nice and pretty quiet, as it was not busy at ALL (off season, big time!) the burgers were well, burgers. Not quite as good as sci fi, but still good. The fries were REALLy good. The brownie thing…it was HEAVEN! It was VERY rich, and I looked at the nutrition facts, it was like over 450 calories! Yikes! No wonder it was so good! I didn’t eat all of it after seeing that…haha. We left full and happy. Overall good meal

GRADE:
Food: A- burgers just ok, but fries and dessert yum!
Service: A. no service, but CM’s that took orders were very nice
Restaurant overall: A.

 

[TigerKat]

Really enjoying your reviews Heather!!

 

[december]

DAY TWO 1/8
SCI –FI @ MGM Studios
We paid for this meal OOP, but we planned it that way b/c we knew this would be a cheaper meal. We didn’t get appetizers or desserts, we just used a snack credit after to get a Mickey bar! Our ressies were for 11:15, and we got there and they didn’t have us down until 1:00. uh oh. Someone messed up and it wasn’t me! They said it was ok and I gave them my name anyway. They called us but DH was in the bathroom. Bah! So we had to wait until he came out and then get the next table. It was ok, only about 3 minutes more. We were seated on the left side in the very back corner in the back of a car with another couple already in the front.

DH was excited to see everything and thought it was really neat. We both ordered burgers, but he got onion rings instead of fries with his. They were very good burgers, but very big and I couldn’t eat all of it! DH said the onion rings were greasy but good.

Our server was very nice, but a little slow on getting refills and such. I think she had a lot of tables. It took awhile for our food to come out as well. But other than that, we really enjoyed it very much!
GRADE:
Food: A
Service: B
Restaurant overall: A this place is so neat even if just to look at it! We love the theming!

Thanks for posting the SciFi pic-best one I've seen. I can't wait to eat there in November-and the burgers look heavenly!

 

[BeckWhy]

The peanut butter brownie from Pecos Bill's is definately one of my favorite foods in WDW now. I agree with you they are amazing!

 

[CourtneyandRyan]

Subscribing to this thread by you too!

Man, you are busy- this one and the disneymoon one!

Go girl!

 

[Summer-Caitlin]

Enjoying your dining reviews Heather, glad Sci-Fi was so good, I have reservations there too. Looking forward to the rest of your reviews and loving the pics.

 

[kelleigh1]

Didn't anyone tell you that you're not supposed to look at the calories when you're on vacation? Shame on you!

 

[2BusyPlanning]

Enjoying your reviews! Subscribing so I can keep up.

 

[heatherlynn444]

Desnik: thats such good idea! I never thought to do that! haha

december: the burgers were really good! cooked properly and yummy!

BeckWhy- I know! it is one of my new favorites, too!

courtneyandRyan-good to see you again! thanks for tuning in here, too! and yes, very busy!

Tigercat-thanks so much! stay tuned for more!

Summer-Caitlin: have fun at sci-fi! we really enjoyed it! lots of fun

Kelleigh1-I know I know, but i was appalled when I read it and just couldnt eat anymore! lol

2BusyPlanning-thanks! glad your here with us!


Coral Reef installment will be up this afternoon after I run some errands!

 

[heatherlynn444]

DAY 4- WEDNESDAY
Coral Reef

sorry took me so long...had a family crisis tonight...I'm ok now!

my Dh got a stomach virus tuesday afternoon, and was sick all night, we even had to have the paramedics come. it was pathetic. if you want the whole story check out my TR in my siggy. so, we ended up canceling a few meals. wednesday night he was still pretty sick but knew he needed to try and ea, and he felt bad about me having to sit around all day, so we went to coral reef anyay (big mistake! he was MISERABLE, hardly ate two bites, and had to go lay down in the lobby twice! it took 30 minutes for us to get to CR from the momorail we had to go so slow and stop and rest a lot!) bad memories! anyway, I know coral reef is a hot topic with mixed reviews, but despite the circumstances....I LOVED it! what DH DID get to eat he said was good. he wants to go back for our DEC 2007 trip so he can really eat there! haha.

we got the seafood soufle and the crab legs for appetizer. DH did not really like the texture of teh soufle, but said the crab legs were so good. he got the mahi mahi and of the two bite she took (haha) he said it was very good. I got the steak, and it was very good. not the ver very best I've had, but good. the potatoes that came with it were excellent as well. the best part to me was the dessert. teh chocolate wave was DIVINE absolutely yummy. you must get it!

he looks pathetic!

Mahi Mahi

i didn't take a pic of dessert b/c DH was getting REALLY bad by then and i ate it really fast and hurried out. sorry!

we did not get to sit by the tank, but still really enjoyed the atmosphere of this place. after we checke din we waited like, 3 minutes if that before our table was ready. the bread is also very very good. our waiter was very nice. he came and took a pic of us and brought it back in a coral reef card for us for our honeymoon. it was so nice. too bad DH looks AWFUL! haha he was so sick!

GRADE:
Food: A
Service: A waiter was very good, never had to ask for a refill
overall restaurant atmosphere: A
we will def. be going back here!

 

[princesstigerlilly]

Nice photos The crab claws look great!

I read some of your TR a couple weeks ago, I felt so badly about your poor DH being ill I see you're going back in December--I hope it's an awesome trip for you both!

 

[Theme Parker]

I'm really looking forward to your reviews, Heather! Can't wait to read more.

 

[bigbabyblues]

What was that steak at the Coral Reef? That looks like what I wanted, but I ended up getting a HUGE piece of prime rib instead! The prime rib was very good, but it was almost big enough for our family of 4!

I don't like my food to touch either. A friend at work bought me a divided plate, and they make fun of me, but I still use it!

 

[fizz13]

Hi Heather, really enjoying your reviews. Just wanted to say how beautiful you look in your sig picture, I'm off to find your other report

 

[heatherlynn444]

thank you all for your kind wordds! the steak at CR was the NY strip. they actually cooked it pretty close to how i like it. it has been my expecience at disney that different places have different definitions of medium or medium well, so i just started asking the waiter and tleling him how i wanted the steak to look reather than say a name of how to cook it lol.

next up is pizzafari and GF cafe!

 

[heatherlynn444]

DAY 5: thursday
Pizzafari lunch

thursday was AK day. DH was not sick in bed anymore, but he was really weak and had to go slow, and was still not hungry. we only ordered one CS meal and shared. i got the personal pizza meal, which was actually quite good. we didn't ahve to wait long to get the food, they had numerous cash registers open. i got the peparoni pizza with a frozen strawberry lemonade thing YUM! and a sprite. we once again found a quite room to teh right and then off to the left in the back. the seating areas are actually really cute and well themed in here, and I'm sorry i don't have a pic of it. but here is the food.

it hit the spot and DH actually ate half of it! i was so happy he ate SOMETHING! i took the rest of my dessert to go and ate it was we walked. we really enjoyed it here and will probably come back next time we are in AK.

GRADE:
Food: A
Service: A
restaurant atmosphere: A

 

[PrincessPaczki]

Hi
we ate there also and those little pizzas are really filling. I know what you mean, the rooms are themed so cute. Our room had little geckos all over the place, and the colors were so vibrant. I am enjoying your reviews, it is bringing back memories.